GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ NO.136
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:35 pm1 In which state is Cape Byron, the most easterly point of the Australian mainland?
NSW
2 Long leg is a fielding position in which sport?
CRICKET
3 In which sport do teams from the US and Europe compete for the Ryder Cup?
GOLF
4 What is the largest inland body of water in the world?
CASPIAN SEA
5 Who is the patron saint of Wales?
SAINT DAVID
6 In which 1964 film was James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 introduced?
GOLDFINGER
7 Mycology is the study of what?
FUNGI
8 The word paprika comes from which language?
HUNGARIAN
9 What nationality was composer Jean Sibelius?
FINNISH
10 Who is the chairman of the South Australian Cricket Association?
IAN MCLACHLAN
11 What is the capital of Texas?
AUSTIN
12 Brett Ratten coaches which AFL team?
CARLTON
13 The contagious disease rubella is also known as what kind of measles?
GERMAN
14 Who was Australia's defence minister immediately before John Faulkner?
JOEL FITZGIBBON
15 What are the two official languages of Canada?
FRENCH AND ENGLISH
16 Boatswain was the favourite dog of which English poet?
LORD BYRON
17 Edgbaston is a cricket ground in which English city?
BIRMINGHAM
18 Name Humphrey Bogart's character in the 1951 film The African Queen.
CHARLIE ALLNUT
19 Who wrote the book A Passage to India?
E M FORSTER
20 What is the lightest metal in the periodic table?
LITHIUM
21 What was the nickname of King Richard I of England?
RICHARD THE LION HEART
22 What is the largest city square in the world?
TIANANMEN SQUARE
23 Who won an Academy Award for best actress in a leading role for her performance in the 1983 film Terms of Endearment?
SHIRLEY MACCLAINE
24 The decathlon is an athletic contest comprising how many different events?
10
25 What animal is the symbol for the Democratic Party in the US?
A DONKEY
26 Tom Brewster was the real name of the title character, played by Will Hutchins, in which 1950s television western series?
SUGARFOOT
27 In which country was Lego invented?
DENMARK
28 A bushmaster is a large venomous snake - true or false?
TRUE
29 A pas de deux is a dance for how many people?
2
30 How many chambers does the human heart have?
4
31 In which year did Italy win soccer's World Cup for the third time?
1982
32 Which two of North America's Great Lakes are connected by the Straits of Mackinac?
LAKE HURON AND LAKE MICHIGAN
33 Anoxia is an absence of what?
OXYGEN
34 What is the name of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
DELTA
35 Bunthorne's Bride is the alternative title of which Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera?
PATIENCE
36 Who is Adelaide's Lord Mayor?
MICHAEL HARBISON
37 What was Elvis Presley's first film?
LOVE ME TENDER
38 What is the official language of Mexico?
SPANISH
39 With how many pawns does each player start in a game of chess?
8
40 What is dromophobia?
THE FEAR OF CROSSING STREETS
41 Ridden is the past participle of which word?
RIDE
42 What does the expression "haul over the coals" mean?
TO SCOLD - REPRIMAND
43 Who is the mother of Ethan Edward Smith, born in Melbourne on July 5?
DANNII MINOGUE
44 Who played Joe Mangel in the Australian television series Neighbours?
MARK LITTLE
45 Which flamboyant US pianist used the name Walter Busterkeys early in his career?
LIBERACE
46 A Hoosier is a resident of which American state?
INDIANA
47 Where were the 1986 Commonwealth Games held?
EDINBURGH - SCOTLAND
48 Who was the first US president?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
49 The Topkapi Palace is in which city?
ISTANBUL
50 What is a young deer called?
FAWN
NSW
2 Long leg is a fielding position in which sport?
CRICKET
3 In which sport do teams from the US and Europe compete for the Ryder Cup?
GOLF
4 What is the largest inland body of water in the world?
CASPIAN SEA
5 Who is the patron saint of Wales?
SAINT DAVID
6 In which 1964 film was James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 introduced?
GOLDFINGER
7 Mycology is the study of what?
FUNGI
8 The word paprika comes from which language?
HUNGARIAN
9 What nationality was composer Jean Sibelius?
FINNISH
10 Who is the chairman of the South Australian Cricket Association?
IAN MCLACHLAN
11 What is the capital of Texas?
AUSTIN
12 Brett Ratten coaches which AFL team?
CARLTON
13 The contagious disease rubella is also known as what kind of measles?
GERMAN
14 Who was Australia's defence minister immediately before John Faulkner?
JOEL FITZGIBBON
15 What are the two official languages of Canada?
FRENCH AND ENGLISH
16 Boatswain was the favourite dog of which English poet?
LORD BYRON
17 Edgbaston is a cricket ground in which English city?
BIRMINGHAM
18 Name Humphrey Bogart's character in the 1951 film The African Queen.
CHARLIE ALLNUT
19 Who wrote the book A Passage to India?
E M FORSTER
20 What is the lightest metal in the periodic table?
LITHIUM
21 What was the nickname of King Richard I of England?
RICHARD THE LION HEART
22 What is the largest city square in the world?
TIANANMEN SQUARE
23 Who won an Academy Award for best actress in a leading role for her performance in the 1983 film Terms of Endearment?
SHIRLEY MACCLAINE
24 The decathlon is an athletic contest comprising how many different events?
10
25 What animal is the symbol for the Democratic Party in the US?
A DONKEY
26 Tom Brewster was the real name of the title character, played by Will Hutchins, in which 1950s television western series?
SUGARFOOT
27 In which country was Lego invented?
DENMARK
28 A bushmaster is a large venomous snake - true or false?
TRUE
29 A pas de deux is a dance for how many people?
2
30 How many chambers does the human heart have?
4
31 In which year did Italy win soccer's World Cup for the third time?
1982
32 Which two of North America's Great Lakes are connected by the Straits of Mackinac?
LAKE HURON AND LAKE MICHIGAN
33 Anoxia is an absence of what?
OXYGEN
34 What is the name of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
DELTA
35 Bunthorne's Bride is the alternative title of which Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera?
PATIENCE
36 Who is Adelaide's Lord Mayor?
MICHAEL HARBISON
37 What was Elvis Presley's first film?
LOVE ME TENDER
38 What is the official language of Mexico?
SPANISH
39 With how many pawns does each player start in a game of chess?
8
40 What is dromophobia?
THE FEAR OF CROSSING STREETS
41 Ridden is the past participle of which word?
RIDE
42 What does the expression "haul over the coals" mean?
TO SCOLD - REPRIMAND
43 Who is the mother of Ethan Edward Smith, born in Melbourne on July 5?
DANNII MINOGUE
44 Who played Joe Mangel in the Australian television series Neighbours?
MARK LITTLE
45 Which flamboyant US pianist used the name Walter Busterkeys early in his career?
LIBERACE
46 A Hoosier is a resident of which American state?
INDIANA
47 Where were the 1986 Commonwealth Games held?
EDINBURGH - SCOTLAND
48 Who was the first US president?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
49 The Topkapi Palace is in which city?
ISTANBUL
50 What is a young deer called?
FAWN
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